sentimental

Example Sentences

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As for the tchotchkes, they ran the gamut from tacky souvenir to sentimental heirloom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“It has been a challenge going from the scandal to relationship to miscarriage to arrest to being pregnant again,” she says as a sentimental melody lilts in the background.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The album's title, Arirang, is also the name of Korea's most beloved folk song, a sentimental anthem about moving from hardship towards something better.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The show, then and now, combines a sentimental, satirical, soapy, sometimes surreal comedy with a straightforward medical show.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

For some reason, Deborah had been highly sentimental that day, hugging my mother and me, telling us she loved us.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana